Kategoria BISAC: Education >> Teaching - Subjects - Social Science

The best way to teach democracy has been the subject of an ongoing debate for 2,500 years. Unlike most books about teaching democracy, this one spends more time on how to teach democracy than the what and why of teaching democracy. It punctures the irony of teaching democracy by lectures and superior teachers. In its place, this book provides a variety of illustrations for the teaching of democracy in an experiential and egalitarian fashion. The introduction presents a theoretical and analytical framework of democracy and democratic pedagogy. The six chapters cover topics such as...

This collection of fourteen essays by renowned scholars in the field of Holocaust studies seeks to reflect on the experience of teaching and researching this complicated and emotional topic. Contained within are the pioneering stories of those presently engaged in the work of Holocaust education. Separately, they represent a variety of disciplines and orientations. Collectively, they give evidence of the strong commitment to continue this important work, and the moral and ethical demands such teaching, writing, and research place upon all who engage in it. Different perspectives from...

Issues in Geography Teaching examines a wide range of issues which are of interest to those teaching geography from the early years through to higher education, including:

• the role of research and the use of ICT in teacher training;
• the significance of developing critical thinking skills;
• broader educational issues such as citizenship and development;
• the importance of environmental education;
• the position and role of assessment;
• the present state and status of geographical education and issues that are likely to be of...

This book reveals the potential of geography to engage with citizenship. It provides:

• theoretical signposts in the form of short, digestible explanations for key ideas such as racism, values, identity, community and social exclusion
• a number of inset activities 'for further thinking'
• a critique of the discipline and the pitfalls to avoid in teaching citizenship through geography
• practical teaching suggestions.

All the contributions to this valuable book point to the capacity of geography to engage with citizenship, values, education and...

Citizenship through Secondary History reveals the potential of history to engage with citizenship education and includes:

• a review of the links between citizenship education and the teaching and learning of history
• an analysis of how citizenship education is characterised, raising key issues about what could and should be achieved
• a critique of the discipline and the pitfalls to avoid in teaching citizenship through history
• case studies offering practical teaching suggestions.

History teaching is at the vanguard of citizenship...

When Geography specialists decide they want to teach, it can be a daunting prospect to enter a real classroom, no matter how much subject knowledge they already possess. Geography: Teaching School Subjects 11-19 puts the subject into perspective and shows new teachers and student teachers how to make Geography accessible and interesting for their pupils. Divided into three sections the book examines the theory and practice of teaching geography:

• section one explores how teachers can frame their own knowledge for classroom practice
• section two focuses on...

Despite being the state with perhaps the longest history of Latino presence, power and influence, Texas has very much under-represented Latinos in its schools history curriculum. Through an analysis of teaching materials and curriculum goals, Noboa investigates the extent to which this significant minority is effectively excluded from American historical narrative.